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Fried Egg Plant aka Matilija Poppy Adds Sizzle to Mojave Gardens
My mother introduced me to Matilija poppy when I was a teenager. She planted one in her front garden. The poppy didn’t exactly like where she put it, so it literally moved. It spread by underground stems to where … Continue reading
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Tagged Clonal Plant, Depressional Wetland Plant, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Drought Tolerant Plant, Ecological Gardening, Fried Egg Plant, Garden, Great Design Plant, Gully Plant, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Key Point Plant, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Matilija poppy, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Perennials, Permaculture, Plant for Sunset Zone 10, Plant for USDA Zone 8B, Romneya coulteri, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sunset Zone 10, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Swale Plant, Tree poppy, Underground Stem, USDA Zone 8B, Water Wise Plant, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers, Xeriscape, Xerophytic Gardening, xerophytic landscaping, Xerophytic Plant, Zone 10 Xeriscape Perennials
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Free Water in the Desert
So, I’m not the only crazy person out there who sees free irrigation water in “flooding problems” I found a great series of links to videos on stormwater and rainwater harvesting. If you want to grow more than rocks in … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Farm, Best Management Practices, Biodynamic Gardening, Bioswale, Desert Gardening, Desert Soil, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Dry Gardening, Ecological Gardening, Floodwaters, Growing Vegetables in the High Desert, High Desert Gardening, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Infiltration, Key Point, Keyline, Keyline Channel, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert Garden, Natural Resource Conservation, Ornamental Gardening, Passive Irrigation, Permaculture, Permaculture Design, Permaculture Garden, Post Construction BMPs, Rain Gardens, Rain Water Harvesting, Rainwater Recycling, Road Runoff, Runon Management, Stormwater, Stormwater Harvesting, Stormwater Infiltration, Stormwater management, Stormwater Retention, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainability, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Swale, Water Conservation, Water efficient, Water harvesting, Water in the Desert, Water Management, Water Stewardship, Water Wise, Xerophytic Gardening
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Mojave Roadside Swale Blooms After Desert Rains
I maintained the grade of the roadside swale and added landscaping to solve problems: flooding of the intersection, unauthorized “off-roading” across my front yard, and unauthorized cement laying in my corner. An additional benefit has been free irrigation water in an area where water is very expensive. Continue reading
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Tagged Biodynamic Gardening, Bioswale, Biotechnology, Depressional Wetland, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Dry Gardening, Eco-engineering, Ecological Gardening, Facultative Wetland, Facultative Wetlands, Floodwaters, Garden, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Key Point, Keyline, Keyline Channel, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Low Impact Development, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Natural Resource Conservation, Ornamental Gardening, Passive Irrigation, Permaculture, Rain Gardens, Rainwater Recycling, Stormwater, Stormwater management, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Sustainable Living, Swales, Water Conservation, Water efficient, Water harvesting, Water in the Desert, Water Issues, Water Management, Water Stewardship, Water Treatment, Water Wise, Water Wise Plants, Wetlands, Wild Flowers, Xerophytic Gardening
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